Community

A new affordable taxi service, sponsored by Friday Harbor Taxi and the Mullis Senior Center, for island residents who live outside of town will run seven days a week through May 20, 2012. The service gives an opportunity to spend a few hours in downtown Friday Harbor.

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Community

The 17-year-old who was hit by a car March 13, was back in school last week. She was crossing Guard Street returning from a rehearsal for a school band concert at the San Juan Community Theatre when a car, which had stopped at the stop sign, accelerated and hit her. She said the driver didn't see her.

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Community

PRESS RELEASE: After almost two decades with The Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, Kari Koski is retiring. Beginning in September 1992, she's held positions ranging from educator to research director to Director of Soundwatch (the on-the-water boater education program).

A party will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 31 at the Museum located at N. First Street to celebrate Kari and wish her well on her "retirement." (Sharing of "Kari" memories, gifts and good wishes are welcome.)

Community

Atlas Story Dickson, son of  Rob and Jessica Dickson was born December 13, 2011. He arrived ten weeks early with a virus called Cytomegalovirus or CMV. He weighed in at 1lb 14 oz and was 14" long.

The family is in great hands at the NICU at Providence Hospital in Everett and Jessica reports that Atlas is improving every day. Rob works for Ravenhill Construction on San Juan Island and was able to scale back his hours in order to travel south every weekend to help with their daughter, Seven, and visit Atlas every week.

A large insurance deductible for Jess, big travel expenses for Rob, and missed work for both are adding up quickly. While we can't do much to help speed up Atlas' exit from the hospital, we can help alleviate a little bit of stress for this wonderful family.

If you’d like to help, please contribute to the Atlas Dickson Get Well Fund at Wells Fargo Bank.

Checks may be made out to Atlas Dickson Get Well Fund or to Rob or Jess Dickson. Please mail checks to Wells Fargo Bank, PO Box 189, Friday Harbor WA 98250.

The Dickson Family thanks you with great appreciation.

Community

Plans are just beginning for the 22nd San Juan Island Children’s Festival scheduled for May 5, 2012 and committee members are needed to help with planning, organizing and coordination of this festival.

No special skills are necessary, other than the willingness and time to work as a team committed to creating a fun filled festival dedicated to celebrating children.   With the exception of the festival day itself, committee members volunteer roughly 6-8 hours per months beginning in January.

Contact Sally Thomsen, Recreation Director at Island Rec at 378-4953 or play@islandrec.org to learn more about this volunteer opportunity!

The Children’s Festival is an annual island wide event where over 30 community groups gather to celebrate children by providing entertaining, creative, interactive, educational and playful activities for them.  It is supported by numerous businesses and organizations and is coordinated by Island Rec.

"The Children’s Festival is an entire community effort and is second only to the county fair in its scope of community participation and the number of people who attend," stated Thomsen, "and it is the commitment of the dedicated volunteers on the Children's Festival Committee who bring the festival to life every year."